{"id":246533,"date":"2025-12-22T21:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/246533\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:52:13","slug":"a-hybrid-habitat-by-guto-requena-gives-new-meaning-to-urban-jungle-in-sao-paolo-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/246533\/","title":{"rendered":"A &#8216;Hybrid Habitat&#8217; By Guto Requena Gives New Meaning to &#8216;Urban Jungle&#8217; in S\u00e3o Paolo \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hybrid-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An apartment interior designed by Guto Requena with an eclectic variety of contemporary furnishings and houseplants draping from rafters in the ceiling\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>Photos by Manuel S\u00e1. Images courtesy of Guto Requena, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>December 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Design<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fguto-requena-apartamento-varanda-sao-paolo-architecture%2F&amp;title=A%20%26%238216%3BHybrid%20Habitat%27%20By%20Guto%20Requena%20Gives%20New%20Meaning%20to%20%26%238216%3BUrban%20Jungle%27%20in%20S%C3%A3o%20Paolo\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-pinterest has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fguto-requena-apartamento-varanda-sao-paolo-architecture%2F&amp;description=A%20%26%238216%3BHybrid%20Habitat%27%20By%20Guto%20Requena%20Gives%20New%20Meaning%20to%20%26%238216%3BUrban%20Jungle%27%20in%20S%C3%A3o%20Paolo&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F12%2Fhybrid-1-960x640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPin<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#7e410d0b1c141b1d0a433f5b4c4e5b4c485b4c4d464c4f485b4d3c36071c0c171a5b4c4e361f1c170a1f0a5b4c495b4c4e3c075b4c4e390b0a115b4c4e2c1b0f0b1b101f5b4c4e3917081b0d5b4c4e301b095b4c4e331b1f101710195b4c4e0a115b4c4e5b4c485b4c4d464c4f485b4d3c2b0c1c1f105b4c4e340b1019121b5b4c495b4c4e17105b4c4e2d5b3d4d5b3f4d115b4c4e2e1f111211585d4e4d46451c111a07433f5b4c4e5b4c485b4c4d464c4f485b4d3c36071c0c171a5b4c4e361f1c170a1f0a5b4c495b4c4e3c075b4c4e390b0a115b4c4e2c1b0f0b1b101f5b4c4e3917081b0d5b4c4e301b095b4c4e331b1f101710195b4c4e0a115b4c4e5b4c485b4c4d464c4f485b4d3c2b0c1c1f105b4c4e340b1019121b5b4c495b4c4e17105b4c4e2d5b3d4d5b3f4d115b4c4e2e1f1112115b4c4e58131a1f0d16455b4c4e160a0a0e0d5b4d3f5b4c385b4c38090909500a16170d170d1d1112110d0d1f12501d11135b4c384c4e4c4b5b4c384f4c5b4c38190b0a11530c1b0f0b1b101f531f0e1f0c0a1f131b100a1153081f0c1f101a1f530d1f11530e1f111211531f0c1d16170a1b1d0a0b0c1b5b4c38\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tEmail<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bookmark<\/p>\n<p>In S\u00e3o Paolo, a midcentury interior is reimagined into a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellowtrace.com.au\/estudio-guto-requena-the-varanda-apartment-sao-paulo-sustainable-residential-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">hybrid habitat<\/a>\u201d by architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutorequena.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Guto Requena<\/a>. The project, called \u201cApartamento Varanda,\u201d reimagines a modernist residence, originally constructed in 1962, with contemporary details that nod to its decades-old spirit while incorporating a particularly organic element in the form of lots and lots of plants.<\/p>\n<p>Draped from rafters or bespoke frameworks, Brazilian botanicals create a green oasis indoors. What Requena describes as a \u201ctrue urban forest\u201d is then complemented by a range of iconic furnishings from both modernist and contemporary eras. See more on the studio\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutorequena.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hybrid-7.jpg\" alt=\"An apartment interior designed by Guto Requena with an eclectic variety of contemporary furnishings and houseplants draping from rafters in the ceiling\" class=\"wp-image-467302\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hybrid-4.jpg\" alt=\"An apartment kitchen designed by Guto Requena with houseplants draping from frameworks above the counters\" class=\"wp-image-467299\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hybrid-5.jpg\" alt=\"An apartment 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